Part II. Starting as a freelance translator. Webinar 2 - Freelance translator’s career development

ProZ.com is offering a series of webinars on Internet Freelancing ran by Oleg Rudavin, successful freelancer, ProZ.com moderator and trainer.

The sessions will deal with freelancing and, specifically, freelance translation starting from the initial steps (assessing one's suitability for freelancing, taking first steps, etc.) essential for beginners to sophisticated topics like viability of outsourcing or starting a translation agency. The entire program is listed below.

1. Before starting as a freelance translator - April 24th
2. Freelance translator’s career development - April 29
3. Planning freelance translator’s career - May 5
4. Client hunting - May 11
5. Rates
6. Your freelance outfit: any items missing?
7. Typical mistakes
8. Relations with clients: basis for mutual satisfaction
9. Outsourcing
10. Starting an Agency

Webinar 2: Freelance Translator’s Career Development
Before a lengthy car trip, we do a lot of things: consult the weather forecast, fill in the window washer tank, and, primarily, plan the route choosing roads, taking note of places to avoid, booking hotels on the way...
And it's merely a car trip. Delayed arrival is about the worst that can happen to us.
It's but logical that, before starting as a freelancer, we should learn as much as possible about the road we'll be travelling along.
This session is intended for those who consider starting or have recently started their freelance careers. We'll discuss the typical stages of the career development focusing on general aims, goals and milestones characteristic for each stage as well as ways and methods of reaching these aims, goals and targets.

The ultimate purpose of the session is to outline the general structure of a successful freelancing career. It will help translators to set long-term goals and streamline the implementation process as well as warn them against typical errors in building their career as freelance translators.

Special price for student members: 30 USD

Payment can be done online with credit card, paypal moneybookers or wire transfer. Please click on the buy button on the right to purchase your spot.

Also, for some countries, local payment will be available, see Local payment option for training sessions for more information.

For PC-based Users

• Required: Windows® 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Vista
• Required: Internet Explorer® 6.0 or newer, or Mozilla® Firefox® 2.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL or better recommended
• Recommended: Minimum of Pentium® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista)

For Mac®-based Users

• Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or later
• Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 2.0 or newer; (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL or better recommended
• Required: PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor, 512 MB of RAM or better

To Use VoIP (mic & speakers)

• Required: Fast Internet connection (384 kbps or more recommended)
• Required: Microphone and speakers (USB headset recommended)

 Oleg Rudavin    View feedback | View all courses

Bio: Interpreter and translator with over 20 years’ experience. ProZ.com member since 2003, ProZ.com Professional Trainer and Conference Speaker. Translator of more than 30 books and seven authored books, including "Internet Freelancing: Practical Guide for Translators". For more information about “Internet Freelancing”, click here